Having read about the three different types of learners as described by Bain, I think I'll answer what everyone else probably answered: I want to be a deep learner.
However, with that said, I believe I must work towards the point at which I can become a deep learner without consequence.
Deep learning, looking at the text as more than just text, expressing interest in a given subject matter, and truly wanting to know more about it, I think that we've all been there. However, as much as I want to be this kind of learner, I also want to ensure I'm succeeding in the classroom here. As unfortunate as it is to admit, and I truly dislike acknowledging this, but you can't always do your best when you're deep learning. Sure, you can say to yourself, what is education truly about? Why is it we pay thousands of dollars to further our education? We're pursuing a degree, and later, a career in our field. I've told myself that going forward I would be the best I could be. I want to be at the top of my game in the classroom, and as much as I dislike it, I believe there is some degree of sacrifice that has to be made. I want to be a deep learner, and when I come across something I'm truly interested in, I will do my best to be a deep learner in that situation. However, when the night comes that I'm awake until the wee hours of the next morning and my mother and father can't wait to hear how I did on that big exam, I may have to sacrifice that desire to be a deep learner.
Bain wrote about several individuals recognized as deep learners who succeeded in school and then in their field. Yes, deep learners can succeed, for sure. However, given my academic past and the shortcomings I've had, I know that there may come a day when I'm forced to be selective and strategic, as much as I hate it. I'm currently searching for my major, and these past few weeks I've been very interested in my classes. I've enjoyed completing all the readings for my classes, and there have been many, but as I find myself completing assignments right before class, and getting closer and closer to deadlines, I can't help but think something is going to have to change. The way I see it, either I have to change how I'm spending my free time, and make more time for school work, or I have to become more strategic. Again, trust me, I'd like to avoid being strategic. As I fight on into my freshman year of college, my first priority is to establish set times for work completion as I've continued to load up my free time with extracurricular activities. That is my preferred method of fixing this issue, but if the day comes when I can't complete my political science reading well, and with good understanding, but only with a temporary grasp of key concepts, soon forgotten after class, I'm sorry, but I may have to make that choice.
I want to be a deep learner in college. I want to understand and remember the material I learn about. I just need to modify my study and work habits so I can without dying in the classroom.
However, with that said, I believe I must work towards the point at which I can become a deep learner without consequence.
Deep learning, looking at the text as more than just text, expressing interest in a given subject matter, and truly wanting to know more about it, I think that we've all been there. However, as much as I want to be this kind of learner, I also want to ensure I'm succeeding in the classroom here. As unfortunate as it is to admit, and I truly dislike acknowledging this, but you can't always do your best when you're deep learning. Sure, you can say to yourself, what is education truly about? Why is it we pay thousands of dollars to further our education? We're pursuing a degree, and later, a career in our field. I've told myself that going forward I would be the best I could be. I want to be at the top of my game in the classroom, and as much as I dislike it, I believe there is some degree of sacrifice that has to be made. I want to be a deep learner, and when I come across something I'm truly interested in, I will do my best to be a deep learner in that situation. However, when the night comes that I'm awake until the wee hours of the next morning and my mother and father can't wait to hear how I did on that big exam, I may have to sacrifice that desire to be a deep learner.
Bain wrote about several individuals recognized as deep learners who succeeded in school and then in their field. Yes, deep learners can succeed, for sure. However, given my academic past and the shortcomings I've had, I know that there may come a day when I'm forced to be selective and strategic, as much as I hate it. I'm currently searching for my major, and these past few weeks I've been very interested in my classes. I've enjoyed completing all the readings for my classes, and there have been many, but as I find myself completing assignments right before class, and getting closer and closer to deadlines, I can't help but think something is going to have to change. The way I see it, either I have to change how I'm spending my free time, and make more time for school work, or I have to become more strategic. Again, trust me, I'd like to avoid being strategic. As I fight on into my freshman year of college, my first priority is to establish set times for work completion as I've continued to load up my free time with extracurricular activities. That is my preferred method of fixing this issue, but if the day comes when I can't complete my political science reading well, and with good understanding, but only with a temporary grasp of key concepts, soon forgotten after class, I'm sorry, but I may have to make that choice.
I want to be a deep learner in college. I want to understand and remember the material I learn about. I just need to modify my study and work habits so I can without dying in the classroom.